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Moretiella

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Dactylocalycidae

Taxonomy
Moretiella was named by Breistroffer (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti Sepkoski's reference number: 622,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lychniscosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dactylocalycinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Moretia Hérenger
1949Moretiella Breistroffer
1962Neomoretia Zhuravleva
2002Moretia Sepkoski
2002Moretiella Sepkoski
2004Moretiella Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyDactylocalycidaeGray 1867
subfamilyDactylocalycinaeGray 1867
genusMoretiellaBreistroffer 1949

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Moretiella Breistroffer 1949
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Moretiella elegans Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Invalid names: Moretia Hérenger 1944 [replaced], Neomoretia Zhuravleva 1962 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available